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Islamic Sufism unbound : politics and piety in twenty-first century Pakistan / Robert Rozehnal.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.Edition: 1st editionDescription: x, 275 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781403975676
  • 1403975671
  • 9780230618961 (paperback)
  • 0230618960
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297.4/8 22
LOC classification:
  • BP189.7.C49 R69 2007
Contents:
Introduction: mapping the Chishti Sabiri Sufi Order -- Sufism and the politics of Islamic identity -- Muslim, mystic and modern: three twentieth-century Sufi masters -- Imagining Sufism: the publication of Chishti Sabiri identity -- Teaching Sufism: networks of community and discipleship -- Experiencing Sufism: the discipline of ritual practice.
Review: "Against the backdrop of the turbulent social and political landscape of today's Pakistan, Robert Rozehnal traces the ritual practices and identity politics of a contemporary Sufi order: the Chishti Sabiris.Summary: He does so from multiple perspectives: from the rich Urdu writings of twentieth century Sufi masters, to the complex spiritual life of contemporary disciples and the order's growing transnational networks."--Jacket.
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Books Books CISA Library General Stacks BP<br>Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. BP 189.7.C49 ROZ (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Fr. Daniel Madigan SJ, 110493
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.

Introduction: mapping the Chishti Sabiri Sufi Order -- Sufism and the politics of Islamic identity -- Muslim, mystic and modern: three twentieth-century Sufi masters -- Imagining Sufism: the publication of Chishti Sabiri identity -- Teaching Sufism: networks of community and discipleship -- Experiencing Sufism: the discipline of ritual practice.

"Against the backdrop of the turbulent social and political landscape of today's Pakistan, Robert Rozehnal traces the ritual practices and identity politics of a contemporary Sufi order: the Chishti Sabiris.

He does so from multiple perspectives: from the rich Urdu writings of twentieth century Sufi masters, to the complex spiritual life of contemporary disciples and the order's growing transnational networks."--Jacket.

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